A new record of the most time in space for Chinese astronauts is set
In May 2010, he was chosen as a member of the second group of astronauts for the PLA Astronaut Division and obtained the qualification for manned spaceflight missions in 2014. In July 2016, Ye participated in a survival training session in Italy organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) and later became a member of the reserve crew for the Shenzhou XII mission.